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an·frac·tu·ous
\(ˈ)an|frakchəwəs\ adjective
Etymology: French anfractueux, from Late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus coil, crook (from anfractus crooked, from an- — from ambi- around — + fractus, past participle of frangere to break) + -osus -ose — more at ambi-, break
: full of windings and especially intricate turnings : tortuous, sinuous
< anfractuous cliffs — T.H.White b. 1906 >
< these anfractuous times — Richard Eberhart > |